Associate Dean of Nursing – CNA and PCT

Associate Dean of Nursing – CNA and PCT

Under supervision of the Dean of Nursing, this position is responsible for the development, implementation, expansion, and continued monitoring of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Patient Care Technician (PCT) offerings at Chattahoochee Technical College, both credit-bearing and non-credit. This includes all offerings on Chattahoochee campuses, at secondary partner sites, and/or at industry partner sites.

This includes lesson plans, classroom instructor and clinical audits, monitoring supplies and equipment, preparing and maintaining all documentation and student records, and maintaining status and requirements for state credentialing. This position requires periodic visitation to all locations where the Nurse Assistant and Patient Care courses are administered, including clinical sites.

• Participates in initial meetings with High School administrators and counselors to arrange for establishment of the college’s Certified Nursing Assistant program at their schools or at one of the college’s campuses
• Provides the High School with a college contact representative
• Inspects the high schools’ facilities for compliance with the standards set by the Georgia Department of Community Health, the governing agency of the Certified Nursing Assistant programs in Georgia.
• Ensures instructor’s credentials will satisfy the college standards and the state governing agency.
• Provides a pathway for High School‘s instructor’s employment as an adjunct instructors with the college.
• Provides continued training for Certified Nursing Assistant program specifics, such as the Georgia Department of Community Health policies and procedures to maintain compliance in the classroom, lab, and clinical settings.
• Monitors established Dual Enrollment programs through instructor, classroom, lab, and clinical audits at least monthly or as required by the state governing agency.
• Demonstrates knowledge of high school level health pathway curriculum.

• Demonstrates knowledge of curricula and subject matter for each course within the Allied Health Science (ALHS) department, including Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and any advanced CNA program such as Patient Care Technician (PCT).
• Develop course outlines, goals, and objectives, follows established curricula to develop lesson plans, syllabi, goals, and objectives.
• Selects and obtains appropriate educational materials for courses.
• Writes lesson plans that meet the needs of a variety of learning styles, such as auditory, visual, and kinesthetic.
• Evaluates students’ progress in attaining goals and objectives by establishing criteria and tests in order to measure each student’s progress.
• Develops and assesses Student Learning Outcomes (SLO), prepares and submits reports associated with SLO’s.
• Develops and assesses General Education Learning Outcomes, prepares and submits reports associated with General Education Learning Outcomes.
• Works with program faculty in the curriculum process; recommends changes to the Dean of Health Sciences.
• Assesses and reports annual program outcomes as required by the college and programmatic accrediting agencies.
• Ensures that instruction meets the standards to facilitate students passing National licensure and/or certification tests.
• Develop and implement a work ethics plan to encourage and instill good work habits.
• Participates in TCSG IFCC Curriculum Development process.

• Demonstrates leadership qualities such as commitment to education, trustworthiness, responsible behavior, eagerness to learn, invokes an optimistic approach to challenges, and exhibits positive work ethics.
• Follows Positive Discipline process when needed.
• Evaluates effectiveness of all program instruction to meet programmatic accreditation standards.
• Supervises and provides ancillary support to faculty as needed; observes and documents effectiveness of full-time and adjunct faculty, and reviews quarterly course evaluations by students.
• Participates in the hiring process for full-time and adjunct program faculty.
• Serves as mentor for all program…